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I would welcome any help from you ratsnake afficionados.

I have an opportunity to get a young Bairds ratsnake, a young Emory ratsnake or a baby gray ratsnake from a local herper near me. Thing is, I would like a ratsnake that will not grow up to be overly defensive. The target application for this snake is visiting my kids classrooms with it.

Any advice on which of those types is generally calm as adults? After holding them myself, it seems like this Bairds and this Emory are active but not defensive at all. The gray was a bit defensive at first, then calmed down in hand. But I expect that from a baby. Thanks.
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Mark

you've already answered yourself.....

....bairdi cool....emoryi cool....pic the look you want as an adult...look at pics...both nice....

bairdi a little bit bigger maybe, ...not alot....

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........JY

>>you've already answered yourself.....
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>>....bairdi cool....emoryi cool....pic the look you want as an adult...look at pics...both nice....
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>>bairdi a little bit bigger maybe, ...not alot....
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>>........JY
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Mark

>>I would welcome any help from you ratsnake afficionados.
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>>I have an opportunity to get a young Bairds ratsnake, a young Emory ratsnake or a baby gray ratsnake from a local herper near me. Thing is, I would like a ratsnake that will not grow up to be overly defensive. The target application for this snake is visiting my kids classrooms with it.
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>>Any advice on which of those types is generally calm as adults? After holding them myself, it seems like this Bairds and this Emory are active but not defensive at all. The gray was a bit defensive at first, then calmed down in hand. But I expect that from a baby. Thanks.
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>>Mark

Bairds all the way...They are extremely underated North American rat snakes.
I can't say anything bad about them. They are beautiful as adults, they have good size, great temperaments, excellent eaters, they are not biters, active so they make good display snakes and can handle basic corn snake conditions.
simply put....great snakes

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Corn snakes and rat snakes...No one can have just one.
"Resistance is futile"
Jimmy Johnson
(Draybar)

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I'm with Daybar on this one, Baird's are the tamest of the three, and as you can see by his photos, they a stunning to see close up. Your students will love it.